3/16 dacron from the halyard shackle to a small block on the bow chainplate and back to a captive jam cleat at the cockpit. Just tensioning it a bit after raising the jib stops it from flogging, no need to lace it through shackles or adding rings. On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 1:22 PM Charlie Fortner <charlie@rentrof.net> wrote:
How do you rig your jib downhaul?
For several years I've been using some paracord as my downhaul. I attach the end of this paracord to the jib halyard shackle, lace the cord thru every other hank as it runs down the forestay, and run it back to clam cleat at the cockpit using the stock blocks and eyes.
The problem is this paracord is very thin and not so nice to handle. A thicker line wouldn't fit in the hanks and if it did, it would probably jam when I try to haul the jib down.
I've considered adding a few rings on the forestay to guide a thicker downhaul, but want to know what others do before I start.
Charlie -- M-15 #411 Atlanta GA USA